Any recommendations?

[Gerardo]

Im wondering if you know of any reputable breeders that have bcc morphs.

[Sauzo]

Do you mean morphs as in colors and stuff or do you mean locality? I'm not really familiar with any breeders who work with BCC morphs. Most work with locality for BCC like Surinames, Peruvian, etc. For those, I would message Weird_Science04 aka Star Shaffer or Richard Ceniceros. Both of them breed BCCs. Now if you are looking for a BCI morph like a sunglow, moonglow, hypo, Aztec, jungle, etc, then there are lots. I personally would recommend checking out Ash Lopez at Black Forest Constrictors. I got Vicky from him and she is just a lap snake. I can approach from the front, top, back, whatever and she is just completely mellow. If you are looking for a BCC morph, it will probably not be a pure blood BCC as it will probably be crossed with BCI to get the color morph like albino or something. Is there a particular reason you want a BCC morph in specific? BCI tend to be to more mellow and a lot more forgiving with husbandry issues than BCC are. Plus BCI are like garbage disposals and eat anything where as BCC can be touchy with too large of prey or too soon of feedings and regurgitate thus possibly creating lots of problems.

[Gerardo]

Thanks. I wanted a bcc because i heard they tend to be larger. I basically want the biggest snake one person can handle alone. Didn't know about them being more difficult to deal with.

[Marissa@MKmorphs]

Most female BCI still get pretty good sized, and aren't nearly as sensitive as BCC.

Mind you, boa constrictors should always be on a more conservative feeding schedule so that the animal loves a long happy life, they will get big in time. Or you can even buy an animal that is already an adult.

[Gerardo]

Thats good to know. Still learning alot about boas. Trying to absorb as much info as i can.

[Sauzo]

Also not all BCC get huge. Star Shaffer has a couple that she breeds that are only around 6-7' if I remember correct. BCC tend to get bigger but not guaranteed. I've also seen pictures of a 9' BCI from one of the breeders which I cant remember his name now Bottom line is if you want the chance at a large snake, make sure the parents were large.

[Gio]

Thats good to know. Still learning alot about boas. Trying to absorb as much info as i can.

I would look at BCC localities. It's just my opinion, but moving into morphs in the BCC realm is not really the way to go. Most BCC are very, very locality specific and the last thing people want is to cloud the genetics with morph blood. It means you are crossing in BCI blood 99% of the time.

The pure BCC animals are stunning in their "Mother Nature" colors.

Look at the Iquitos, Peruvian BCC's. Some females will reach 11+ feet and weigh 60-80 pounds.

That is a lot of snake.

If you are brand new to boas, don't be in a rush for size. Size in many cases is a killer of boas. What I mean by this, is the rush to obtain a large pet, makes you feed it more than you should rather than wait and let the animal grow slowly.

Largest boas = Oldest boas.

Keep researching and don't rush into anything just yet.

[Gerardo]

Thanks for the advice. I am definitely not going to rush into this. I actually didn't know there wasn't bcc morphs. I also won't over feed it. The reason i want a large boa is that while i plan on having several ball pythons with some breeding and selling I plan on only having ONE boa. I just want it to be "the one." Plenty of reading left to do before i get one. Boa terminology is more confusing than ball pythons.

[Gio]

Thanks for the advice. I am definitely not going to rush into this. I actually didn't know there wasn't bcc morphs. I also won't over feed it. The reason i want a large boa is that while i plan on having several ball pythons with some breeding and selling I plan on only having ONE boa. I just want it to be "the one." Plenty of reading left to do before i get one. Boa terminology is more confusing than ball pythons.

I think your "1" boa will turn into 2, and then,,,,, LOL!

Boa constrictors are very unique, fun animals. I have 1, and wish i had another, but I opted for a coastal carpet female who's mother is 10 feet long and father is 8 feet.

My BC is actually a locality BCI (Barranquilla Colombia).

A really great starter boa is a BCI. They tend to grow the fastest and handled mistakes in husbandry and feeding a little better. Though if you are dedicated and willing to be patient and conservative, a BCC is fine.

BC's are decent sized animals and a female BCI from Colombia is going to be a 6-8 foot animal with some significant girth.

Once the weight of one of these passes the 20 pound mark, they are pretty large.

I know a few that have some hefty 8-9 foot Suriname BCC's that weigh a lot and they don't enjoy handling them as mush as a lighter boa.

If you have the time to check Amazon, look into buying THE COMPLETE BOA CONSTRICTOR By Vincent Russo. That book will tell you about everything you need to know about BC's. Also research anything and everything Gus Rentfro has written or posted about boa constrictors.

Check out Tom McCarthy's Big Boa Page. He has a ton of giant boa pics up. Some are really fat and out of shape, but he just complied the photos. He breeds some nice BCI morphs and has some beautiful Brazilian BCC's.

We have one royal python here, but to be honest, I find boa constrictors and carpet pythons much more interesting.

It sounds like you have breeding plans so maybe a nice BC would be a great shoulder pet for you while the royals do the breeding.

I'm not on here as much as I used to be, but I can assist getting you pointed in the right direction if needed.


This is my 5 foot 8 inch male Barranquilla, Colombian BCI doing his thing.




BC's are semi arboreal, and can be a real treat to watch in the right setup.

[Gerardo]

Thanks alot Gio. You have been very helpful. I will definitely be doing alot of reading. Ive always wanted a boa so i will do my best to learn as much as i can about them before i get one. Beautiful boa you got there. What is he eating?